Andy's Grocery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 22, 2012
• address3001 S Avers Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Andy's Grocery clean?

Andy's Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Andy's Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FOUND ONE EIGHT DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE. UNITS AMBIENT AIR TEMP WAS AT 55.9F, OWNER WENT ON ROOF AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO UNIT AND GOT IT DOWN TO 46.7F. INSTRUCTED OWNER THAT UNIT MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40F AND BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTTRUCTED OWNER TO CONTACT THE CDPH WHEN UNIT FIXED TO HAVE TAG REMOVED AND TO RESUME USING UNIT.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND NUMEROUS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT MENTIONED IN VIOLATION #02. THESE ITEMS INCLUDE: RAW MEAT, MILK, EGGS, YOGURT, SOUR CREAM, CHEESE, SAUSAGE, HOT DOGS AND LUNCHMEATS. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO DISGARD ITEMS VALUED AT $300.00 APPROXIMATELY 50LBS. TEMPS OF MEAT AND EGGS AT 50F.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF TWO DOOR FREEZER IN MIDDLE OF STORE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF TWO DOOR FREEZER IN MIDDLE OF STORE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN EXTERIOR OF STOVE TO REMOVE RUST STAINS OBSERVED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BASEMENT FLOOR HAS A HOLE IN CONCRETE; SEAL. ALSO CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BASEMENT FLOOR HAS A HOLE IN CONCRETE; SEAL. ALSO CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR WALL PANEL AT END OF REFRIGERATION UNIT WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR WALL IN BASEMENT AND PROVIDE WALL COVING IN BASEMENT ALONG WALLBASE WHERE NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR WALL PANEL AT END OF REFRIGERATION UNIT WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR WALL IN BASEMENT AND PROVIDE WALL COVING IN BASEMENT ALONG WALLBASE WHERE NEEDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REMOVE RUST FROM THE TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMP SINK. PROVIDE THREE METAL DRAIN STOPPERS FOR PROPER SET UP OF THREE COMP SINK. MOP SINK HAS A SPRAYER FOR THE FAUCET; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE TO SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM BASEMENT AREA.

When was Andy's Grocery last inspected?

Andy's Grocery has 7 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2010.

Andy's Grocery vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 22, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.